by Dr. Bernie
Siegel http://berniesiegelmd.com/
((I give Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos permission to use
and post my blog on her sites. Dr. Bernie Siegel.)
Dr. Bernie Siegel, Bernie by choice, is my guest
blogger today for part 2 of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dreams can be an important part of our
waking life. They can even save our lives through Inner-guidance. Bernie’s
words take us on a personal journey through his life of dreams, pets, healing, respect
and love....
Over the years, I have had many dreams and
experiences which have served as personal guides for me and made me think about
my life, actions and creation. I believe the reason we sleep is not just to
allow our body to rest but to allow a universal inner wisdom to speak to us
through symbols. The message can be about physical as well as psychological
problems. I have found dreams and drawings very useful in diagnosing physical
conditions. Doctors are not told, while being trained, that Jung correctly
diagnosed a brain tumor from a dream. This inner universal wisdom which creates
our dreams will sometimes manifest itself in images and words.
Bernie Siegels dogs For example, I wrote a book
called Buddy’s Candle to help people deal with the loss of a loved one of any
species. When I finished the book, I took our dog Furphy out for a walk. I
heard the voice of my inner wisdom say to me, “Go to the animal shelter.” We
got into the car and drove there. I walked in and saw a dog sitting near the
door. The voice said, “What’s his name?” Of course the answer was, “His name is
Buddy. He has been here less than fifteen minutes.” I said I was there to take
him home and I did. I have to add that on the way home I stopped for gas and Buddy
leaped out of the car and started running down the road. With help I caught him
and when we got home I quieted my mind and asked him why he did that? His
answer, which blew my mind was, “I belonged to a couple. The husband was an
alcoholic. When his wife would ask him to take me for a walk he would go to a
bar and drink while I was locked in the car and then he would abuse me.”
I told him I would never treat him like that. The
test happened a few weeks later when going shopping. I accidentally hit the button
on my car keys, while putting them in my pocket, which opened the minivan’s
side door. When I returned to the car Buddy was sitting in the open car. I
started yelling for Furphy and then heard Amelia Kinkade, my animal intuitive
friend, say, “Bernie, quiet your mind.” As soon as I did, I knew Furphy was in
Stop & Shop looking for me. And indeed when I went there the guard saw me
and asked if I was looking for my dog which he had with him.
Sometimes the universal inner wisdom delivers its
message in visual form. Many years ago I experienced hematuria and my
associates wanted me to immediately see a urologist as cancer could be the
cause of the bloody urine. I was very busy and did not want to interrupt my
schedule and caring for patients. That night I went to bed and dreamed that I
was sitting in the cancer support group I ran. Those attending were all
introducing themselves and telling why they were attending. When it came my
time to speak and introduce myself everyone said, “But you don’t have cancer!”
before I could say a word. I awoke knowing I didn’t have cancer and that I
could make an appointment that fit my schedule. The dream proved to be correct.
I had an infection, not cancer.
These experiences and many others have led me to the
belief that consciousness is non-local, not limited to the body and independent
of it. I believe what leaves our bodies and sees when we have a near death
experience is the same force which creates our dreams; the universal collective
consciousness and the source of creation. So if you want to make the invisible
visible pay attention to your dreams and drawings as God speaks in dreams and
images.
Bernie’s stories about love and his relationship
with patients, animals and dreams, shows how important our Inner-guidance is in all
aspects of life. When we still our mind-chatter, handle our fear and stress, and
focus on Inner-guidance we can find the answers to almost any of our
challenging questions, often in our dreams.
Guest Bio: About Dr. Bernie Siegel: Bernie, as he
prefers to be called, was born in Brooklyn, NY, and attended Colgate University
and Cornell University Medical College. He graduated with honors and holds
membership in two scholastic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega
Alpha. He trained to become a surgeon at Yale New Haven Hospital, West Haven
Veteran’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. In 1989, Bernie
retired from Yale as an Assistant Clinical Professor of General and Pediatric
Surgery to speak to patients, their families and caregivers.
Bio: Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos, Intuitive Life Coach,
survived three breast cancers missed by the medical community, wrote SURVIVING
CANCERLAND: Intuitive Aspects of Healing (Cypress House, Jan 2014) websites:
Surviving Cancerland & Access Your Inner Guide, Hosts Living Well Talk
Radio , Cancer Q&A columnist CapeWomenOnlineMagazine, Dream Queen
columnist- Wellness Woman 40 & Beyond, Your Dream Interpretation
http://www.yourdreaminterpretation.com/about-us/ ,WakeUpWomen; R.A. BLOCH
Cancer Foundation Hotline Counselor. Represented by Steve Allen Media
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